Jeremiah Omnibus Vol. 3

Jeremiah #7-9

by Hermann Huppen

Action-packed political satire in a post-apocalyptic Western setting, the Jeremiah stories have been worldwide bestsellers since their introduction in the 1980s. Featuring dazzlingly detailed and kinetic artwork from Hermann, a master of European graphics storytelling, the third Jeremiah Omnibus presents tales of blood, vengeance, and the enduring power of friendship.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

144 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Hermann was born in 1938 in Bévercé (now a part of Malmedy) in Liège Province. After studying to become a furniture maker and working as interior architect, Hermann made his debut as comic book artist in 1964 in the comics magazine Spirou with a four page story. Greg noticed his talent and offered him to work for his studio. In 1966, he began illustrating the Bernard Prince series written by Greg, published in the comic magazine Tintin periodical. In 1969, also in collaboration with Greg, he began the western series Comanche. This appeared at the same time as other western series such as Blueberry.
Hermann began writing his own stories in 1977, starting the post-apocalyptic Jeremiah series, which is still produced today. In the same period, he also made three albums of Nick, inspired by Little Nemo in Slumberland, for Spirou.[1] In 1983 he began a new series, Les Tours de Bois-Maury, which is set in the Middle Ages and is less focused on action than his other works.
Hermann has also created many non-series graphic novels sometimes together with his son Yves H. One of them, Lune de Guerre, with a story by Jean Van Hamme, was later filmed as The Wedding Party by Dominique Deruddere.[2]
Hermann was characterized by a realistic style and stories that are both somber and angry, with a sense of disillusion with regards to the human character in general, and current society more specifically.


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Reviews

[Doyle · Rating 2 out of 5]

The art in this volume is excellent, as Hermann always is, but the stories fall short of the splendor of the previous two volumes. I really hope Dark Horse continues to archive this series in English (this books brings us up to volume 9 out of 32), as I would much rather end on a higher note than this.

[StrictlySequential ArtNarrative · Rating 3 out of 5]

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With an painter such as he, it's relevant to emphasize that these tomes were not done in direct color, so getting this Black&White edition gives the pure Hermann without the garish look that I've seen online

[Amanda Majasaari · Rating 5 out of 5]

All three episodes in this omnibus are great stories, but 9th episode "Winter of the clowns" is amazing <3